Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tukwila, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tukwila and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tukwila

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Tukwila:
  • 47.474052, -122.260788
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Tukwila

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected King County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King County
  • Since Tukwila is near Kitsap County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kitsap County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Tukwila

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tukwila ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cascade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cascade is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Five Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Five Corners is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Gregory Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gregory Heights is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
• Highline
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Highline is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highline
• Hillman City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hillman City is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman City
• Holly Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Holly Park is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
• Kennydale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennydale is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennydale
• Maplewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Maplewood Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood Heights is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Heights
• May Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • May Creek is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
• Skyway
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Skyway is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyway
• South Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Park is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park

How Far From Tukwila to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Tukwila to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tukwila and extending to:

• Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tukwila to Seattle, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,543 miles [12,139.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'